Motor



D. G. SMELLIE June 4, 1946 MOTOR Filed Feb. 18. 1942 INVENTOR M Donald 6.8mellie BY 6. JkMWM/g ATTORNEY As the small parts are welded together, warpage is liable to take place even after the final machining operation is complete. It the bearings for the rotor are supported directly by this thin shell, misalignment of the bearings is liable to take place, which misalignment would eventually put the system out or operation. Since the entire refrigerating system including the motor fan unit is welded together as an integral structure, the failure of the motor fan unit due to misalignment of the bearings would necessitate the return of the entire unit to the factory for servic ing, the cutting of the parts so that the motor fan unit can be repaired and the rewelding of the parts together again.

This invention relates particularly to the solution of the bearing misalignment problem of such motor tan units and provides a support for the bearings of the Ian and motor rotor which is independent or the shell whereby the warpage o! the shell will not shoot the alignment of the bearings.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figurel is a vertical sectional view of the motor fan unit according to this invention:

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the motor of Figure 1 taken on line 2-4 of Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the yoke for supporting the bearings from. the ion chamber independently 01' the shell.

Referring to the drawing, the motor fan unit comprises a tan housing it, housing an impeller Ian II connected by a shaft 2 to a motor rotor II. The motor rotor is separated from the field structure I4 by a thin shell M. The fan and rotor are positioned within the shell and fan casing by a lower bearing assembly iii and an upper bearing assembly H which support-col independently of the shell i5 by a y which will be described in more detail hereinai'tc The held structure H is positioned on the shell it; by means of a clamping band It.

The shell 15 is made up of three sections, cup-shaped end section l8, a straight annular section It and an annular section ilil. The sections II and 20 are made of high strength staihless steel having non-magnetic properties. This 9 steel is what is known as 18-8 stainless steel and is a high strength steel alloy containing 11" to 19% chromium and 'l to 9 nickel, with a small percentage of carbon. This steel is well known in the artand is non-magnetic in that it has a high reluctance and low permeability. The section it is made of high strength magnetic stainless steel. One well known high strength magnetic stainless steel is a chromium iron alloy containing 16 to 18% chromiumwith a low percentage of carbon.

In an absorption refrigerating apparatus of the type disclosed in the above-referred-to application, the internal pressure sometimes goes beyond 300 pounds persquare inch. The internal pressure being substantially equalized only a small power unit is needed to circulate the mediums in the apparatus; therefore the power input for the motor may be as low as 12 to 15 watts. It can therefore be. seen that the shell l9 between the stator and rotor must have the best magnetic properties possible, combined with great strength and maximum corrosion resisting properties. The making of the portion oithe shell between the rotor and stator or magnetic stain- 4 less steel reduces the eii'ective air gap between the rotor and stator and the making oi. the end sections ll and Ill of non-magnetic stainless steel prevents magnetic flux leakage from the field to other parts of the system. All three sections have high strength and good corrosion resistant properties.

The section I! is first welded to the lower end of the section I! and then the section 20 is welded to the upper end oi. the section l9. This procedure may be reversed since it is immaterial which weld is made first.

This welding may be done by any processes but preferably performed by a flash or resistance method. This method is old and well known in the art and consists briefly in bringing the abutting ends into contact and at the same time passing a welding current through them. During this period the metals are rapidly heated and a considerable portion of each is burned away. lit the instant the correct welding temperature is reached the welding current is automatically shut off and the parts brought together so as to produce a-bulge at the junction between the two parts. 'By this process the oxidcd metal is forced into the bulge and may later be machined oil. At the same time the metals adjacent the weld are not heated up suiiiciently to aifect their magnetic properties. i

In making the shell of high strength steel alloys and welding the sections together a .leah -prooi casing can be made with precision which will withstand the high pressures involved.

' lifter the sections i8, iii and. Eli are welded together they are rough machined so as to remove the bulges caused by the weldi ration a are hydraulically tested for ie it is then welded to the botto ing it by any suitable moths unitary structure consisting 0: end section it of non-hi an annular section iii of ii annular section of non-magnetic bottom plate 5K2 oi." the fan housing which magnetic.

The over-all dimensions these motor tors insofar as the diameter is concerned is in neighborhood of 1- inches and th tolorr allowed in machiningarc on the or tions of thousandths of inches. is necessary for the various parts to be assembled and machined very carefully so that the parts will be lined up properly when completed and assembled.

In order that the warpagc caused by the welding together of the sections it, it and 2D and the plate 22 of the motor shell and fan housing will not adversely affect the alignment oi the bearing assemblies I! and ll, a yoke generally indicated at 24 and shown in perspective in Figure 3 is provided. a

The yoke 24 comprises an attaching flange 25 having a bore or bearing guide ill which is machined accurately to size. Extending irom the flange 26 are a pair of legs 30 oi generally T- shape in cross section, asshown in Figure 2. At their lowerends and spaced from the flange 2B the legs 30 support a ring-like member 32 having a second bearing guide. therein in the form of a closed end bore which is also machined very accurately to size and in exact all; nment with the bearing guide 28.

The upper bearing assembly I? is assembled with the closure plate 38 secured to the bottom plate 220! the-*ian housing 10 in any suitable steel,

I in Figure accuses manner as by screws as'shown. The lower side of the plate 36 is accurately, machined and supports the yoke 23 by being attached to the flange 26 by screws which pass through the flange 26 into threaded recesses in the plate 36 as shown To accommodate the legs 30 the shell including all three sections l8, I9 and 26 is provided with outwardly extending portions 353 which when the motor is assembled occupy a position between the poles 4d of the field structure i i. The poles 4H have shading 'coils 42 thereon as is well known in the art so as to produce a rotating magnetic field for starting purposes.

The fan chamber 10 is divided into suction and pressure chambers by plate 44 having an opening 46 therein opening to the suction side of the fan i l.

The sections i8, ill and 2d are welded together as previously described and this assembly welded to the bottom plate 22 of the fan housing ill. All of the parts of the motor are then properly machined greatest attention being paid to the size and alignment of the bearing guides '28 and 34 and the external diameters of the bearing assemblies l6 and H. The fan chamber lit mayv be welded to the plate 22 either before or after the machining operation.

The assembly comprising the sections it, it) and and the bottom plate 22 may then be hydraulically tested for leaks up to a pressure of from 700 to 800 pounds per square inch. The

bearing assembly I6 is then properly assembled into the bearing guide 34. The shaft l2 with the rotor l3 attached may then be inserted into the yoke 24 with-the lower end of the shaft positioned in the bearing of the bearing assembly E6. The plate 38 with the bearing assembly I! pro-assembled therewith may thenbe secured to the flange 26 by screws as shown. The upper end of the shaft I2 will thus pass through the bearing of the bearing assembly I! and the outer accurately machined surface of the bearing assembly l'l will cooperate with the. accurately machined bearing guide 28 to accurately alignthe bearings of the two-bearing assemblies l6 and 11. The fan ll may then be secured to the shaft l2 by a nut as shown.

The assembly consisting of the yoke 24, rotor 13, fan II and the plate 36 may then be inserted into the fan chamber l0 and the shell l5 with the rotor l3 positioned opposite to the magnetic section 19 and the plate 36 secured to the plate 22 by screws as shown. The moving parts of the motor fan unit will then be properly positioned in the casing l0 and shell IS without danger of the misalignment of the bearing assemblies I6 and II by a warpage of the shell I5.

Thereafter the plate I and the cover plate 48 may be welded to the fan chamber l0 in their proper positions. The whole assembly may then be welded to the conduits 50 and 52 as shown in Figure 1, which conduits form a part of the complete refrigerating system of the type disclosed in the aforementioned application. Prior to welding the shell IE it may be charged with lubricant to the proper level as disclosed in the aforementioned application.

The field structure It is positioned tightly over the shell l5 immediatelyover the magnetic section l9 so as to support the shell l5 against internal pressures within the system. The magnetic section is beneath the poles will form part of a flux path of the motor for transmitting magnetic lines of force from the held it to the rotor i3 and thus reduce the efiective air gap.

The outwardly extending portion 38 of a magnetic section it will form magnetic bridges between adjacent tips of the poles Ml whereby both the starting and running characteristics of the motor will be improved. The non-magnetic sections l8 and 2!) will prevent magnetic flux leakage to other parts of the system as well as prevent flux leakage across adjacent poles of the field it.

From the foregoing it can be seen that this invention provides a motor fan unit for circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating apparatus having a shell between the rotor and stator with a magnetic annulus immediately between the rotor and stator and non-magnetic annull on either side thereof in which the fan and motor rotor are supported for rotation independentl of the shell so that the bearing assem blics i6 and it cannot be forced out of alignment by warping or misalignment of the shellitself.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that this embodiment is to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense. I do not wish to be limited to the specific structure shown and described but to include all equivalent variations thereof except as limited by the scope of the claims.

Iclaim: I

1. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating appara tus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a shell for separating the motor rotor from the stator welded to said chamber forming element and a yoke for supporting the rotor for rotation on the interior of said shell, said yoke being supported on said chamber forming element independently of said shell.

"2. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a shell for separating the motor rotor from the stator welded to said chamber forming element, said shell comprising a central section of magnetic steel and end sections of non-magnetic steel, lying in end toend relationship and means for supporting the rotor on the interior of said shell independently of said shell.

3. A motor for driving a fanfor circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating apparashell comprising a. central magnetic section and end non-magnetic sections lying in end to end relationship and a yoke for supporting the rotor for rotation on the interior of said shell,.said yoke being supporting from said chamber forming element independently of said shell.

4. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums of an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a

.shell for separating the motor rotor from the stator welded to said chamber forming element, a yoke supported from said chamber forming element independentl of said shell, said yoke having spaced guides at opposite ends thereof and hearings in said guides for supporting the. rotor for rotation in said shell whereby the rotor will be supported independently of said shell.

5. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums of an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a substantially cylindrical shell for separating the motor rotor from the stator secured to said chain her forming element and a yoke supported from said chamber forming element independently of and extendinginto said shell, said yoke comprising spaced cylindrical bearing guides connected by longitudinally extending legs, said shell having. outwardly extending portions for accommodating said legs.

6. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the medium of an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a substantially cylindrical shell secured to said chamber forming element and extending therefrom, a salient pole field structure pressed tightly over the exterior of said shell and a yoke sup- Dorted upon said chamber forming element independently of and extending into said shell, said yoke comprising spaced cylindrical bearing guides connected by longitudinally extending legs, said shell having outwardly extending portions for accommodating said legs, said outwardly extending portions forming bridges between adjacent pole tips. I

'l. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums of an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a substantially cylindrical shell secured to said chamber forming element and extending therefrom, a salient pole field structure pressed tightly over the exterior of said shell, a yoke supported from said chamber forming element independentLy of and extending into said shell, said yoke comprising spaced cylindrical bearing guides connected by longitudinally extending legs, said shell having outwardly extending portions for accom modating said legs, said outwardly extending portions forming bridges between adjacent pole tips and a rotor supported on the interior of said shell by said bearing guides and being positioned beneath said field structure,

8. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums or an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamber, a shell secured to and extending from said chamber taming element, said shell comprising a central annular magnetic section and end annular non-magnetic" section lying in end to end relationship, a field magnet structure on the exterior oi said magnetic section, a rotatable ele-- ment in said chamber forming element and a motor rotor in said shell beneath said magnetic section and means for supporting said rotatable element and rotor for rotation independently of said shell.

9. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising, an element forming a chamher, a shell secured to and extending from said chamber forming element, a yoke secured to said chamber formin element independentlytoi and extending into said shell, said yoke having spaced bearing guides, bearings in said guides and a rotatable element supported for rotation in said bearings, said rotatable element comprisinga driven element in said chamber forming element and a motor rotor in said shell between said bearing guides whereby saidfan and motor rotor are supported for rotation independently of said shell.

10. An electric motor comprising, an end plate member, a shell-secured to and extending from said plate member, a motor field magnet structure mported on the exterior of said shell to support said shell against high pressures on the interior of said shell, a motor rotor on the interiors! said shell beneath saidfield magnet 8 structure, means for supporting said rotor for rotation on the interior of said shell including a-bearing at each end thereof and means extendinginto the interior of said shell for supporting said bearings from said end plate member independently of said shell.

11. An electric motor comprising, an end plate member, a thin annular shell welded to and extending from said plate member, said shell comprising a central magnetic annulus and end nonmagnetic annuli lying in end to end relationship, a motor field magnet structure supported on the exterior of said magnetic annulus to support it against high pressures on the interior of said shell, a motor rotor on the interior of said shell at said magnetic annulus and means for supporting said motor rotor for rotation independ ently of said shell.

12. An electric motor comprising, an end plate member, a thin annular shell secured to and extending from said plate member, a yoke secured to saidplate member independently of and extending into said shell, said yoke comprising spaced bearing guides, hearings in said guides and a motor rotor supported for rotation in said bearings on the interior of said shell whereby the motor rotor is supported independently of said shell and the bearings are not thrown out of alignment by warping of said shell.

13. An electric motor comprising, an end plate member, a thin shell secured to and extending from said plate member, a salient pole field magnet structure supported on the exterior of said shell to support it against high pressures on the interior or said shell, a yoke secured to said plate member independently of and extending into said shell, said yoke comprising spaced bearing guides connecting by longitudinally extending legs, said shell having'outwardly extending portions to accommodate said legs, bearings in said bearing guides and a motor rotor supported for rotation on said bearings with the rotor proper positioned in said shell beneath said field magnet structure, said outwardly extending portions of said shell forming bridges between adjacent poles of said field structure.

14. An electric motor comprising, an end plate member, a thin annular shell secured to and extending from said plate member, said shell comprising a central magnetic annulus and end non-magnetic annuli in end to end relationship, a salient pole field magnet structure supported on the exterior of said magnetic annulus, a yoke secured to said plate member i oendentiy at and extending into said shell, said c0mprising spaced bearing guides connected by longitudinally extending legs, said shell having outwardly extending portions for accommodating said legs, said outwardly extending portions oi said magnetic annulus forming magnetic bridges between'adjacent pole tips of said field structure, hearings in said guides and a rotor supported for rotation on the interior 01' said shell in said bearings with the rotor proper positioned at said magnetic annulus.

15. A motor for driving a fan for circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating apparatus comprising a chamber, a shell for separating the motor rotor from the stator welded to said chamber and means including spaced bearing guides secured to said chamber and extending into said shell for supporting a rotor for rotation on the interior of said shell independently of said shell.

16. An electric motor comprising, an end plate 9 member, a. shell secured to and extending from said plate member, a. motor field structure supported on. the exterior oi said shell to support said shell against high pressure on the interior of said shell, a. motor rotor on the interior of said shell beneath said field structure and means including spaced bearing guides extending into the interior of said shell for rotatebly supporting said rotatable element from said end plate member independently of said shell.

17. A motor for driving a. {an tor circulating the mediums in an absorption refrigerating epparatus said motor having a rotor and a. stator, comprising, a chamber, a closed bottom shell communicating at its upper end with said chamber for separating said rotor from said stator and being welded to said. chamber, means for sup porting said rotor for rotation on a vertical axis on the interior of said sheil including a hearing at the lower end thereof and means secured to said chamber and extending into said shell for supporting said bearing independently of said shell DGEALD G. SMELLIE, 

